# UFP Industries Inc. (UFPI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Paper & Forest Products. Price $84.38, market value $4.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.3×** (5-yr avg 13.3×, 3-yr avg 16.6×). UFP Industries Inc. trades at 19.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 13.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 15.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.5×**. The shares trade at 1.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.7%** (5-yr avg 8.7%). Free cash flow equals 5.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 8.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 16.1%**. UFP Industries Inc. keeps 16.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 5.1%**. 5.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.7%**. 4.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.6%**. 9.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.5%.
- **Return on assets: 6.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -5.0%** (3-yr -13.1%/yr, 5-yr 4.2%/yr). Revenue fell 5.0% over the last year, against 4.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -26.1%** (3-yr -23.0%/yr, 5-yr 4.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 26.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -25.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -25.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.08**. Debt is 0.08 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.92**. A Z-score of 5.92 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.71%** ($1.42 per share, trailing). UFP Industries Inc. yields 1.71%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 28%** (30% of free cash flow). 28% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 22.9%/yr** (1-yr 6.1%). The dividend has compounded at 22.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover UFP Industries Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $102.60 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.8%** (YTD -6.6%, 3-mo 5.3%). The shares are down 16.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -28.5%** (8.3% above the low). Trading 28% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.80** (volatility 30%). Beta of 0.80 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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